William welch



(No Model.)

W. WELCH, J'. GOUGH Lmfxv J. J; MAHONEY. SPLASH BOARD FoR-'WATEReLesETe No. 271,557. Patented Jan.30,1883.

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WILLIAM WELCH, JOHN COUGHLIN, AND JOHN J. MAHONEY, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

SPLASH-BOARD FOR WATER-CLOSETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 271,557, dated January 30,

Application filed September 20, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, WILLIAM WELCH, JOHN COUGHLIN, and JOHN J. MAHONEY, citizens Of the United States, and residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Splash-Boards for Water-Closets, of which the followingis a specitication.

Our invention relates to an improved splashboard for water-closets; and the object of our improvement is to provide a shelf, bOard,Or tray of metal or earthenware surrounding the mouth of the bowl or hopper -to wash oft' and keep the closet clean and free from smell or Odor. t

In the drawings which are hereunto annexed, and which form a part of this specification, Figurel is a central vertical section, showing the water-closetseat, the splash-board, and the hopper or bowl; and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, showing the hinged seat Or cover removed.

Similar letters Of reference are used to designate like parts throughout the views.

This device is intended more particularly tO be applied to such water-closets as have a hinged seat, A, which is lifted up and thrown backward when the closet is use'd as a urinal alone; but ,the device may be applied tO any form of Watercloset. Beneath this hinged seat, and resting upon the top of the bowl Or hopper B, We place the splash-board C, which is made rectangular in plan, and has a central oval aperture, D, which is of a diameter slightly greater than that ofthe oval aperture E in the hingedseatA. The uppersurfaceofthesplashboard is provided with a surrounding groove or continuous channel or trough, F, and from the inner rim or edge of this channel the splashboard is beveled oft toward the center of the orifice D, as is clearly seen in cross-section in Fig. l. A cover or flat strip, G, of any suitable material, is placed around the outer edge OI' thesplash-board and covers the top of the channel Or Water-trough F, and prevents the entrance ot' foreign matter therein. A thin knife-blade slit Or slot, H, is left between the lower edge of the cover Gand the upper inner edge of the splash-board.

A waterpipe, I, supplies the necessary amount Ot' water to the trough F, the said supply being regulated by a valve or stop-cock operated by the ordinary pull or valve-handle attached to the stop-cock upon the pipe which supplies Water to the hopper, said valve, however, not being shown.

It will readilyr be seen that as water flows through the pipe I and lills the channel or trOughF the surplus will Overflow through the slitor opening H and down, in a sheet or thin stream, Over the beveled surface JJ ot' the splash-board and wash OE and prevent al1 accumulation of Vsediment upon the said board, and by so keeping it clean will improve the sanitary condition Ot' the closet and prevent foul odors from arising therefrom.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isy The combination of the water-closet splashboard C, having trough F and inner beveled surface, J, the covering-strip G, and the Watersupply pipe I, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that We claim the foregoing We have hereunto set our hands and seals this 4th day of September, 1882.

WILLIAM WELCH. p.. s] JOHN OOUGHLIN. [1., s. JOHN J. MAHONEY. (L. s.

Witnesses G. W. M. SMITH, CHAs. E. KELLY. 

